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Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi attends a working lunch focused on international crises and challenges during the Group of Seven foreign ministers' summit at the Quai d'Orsay in Paris on Monday.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 10, 2026
G7 diplomats speak out on Taiwan as China ramps up military drills
Taiwan said Tuesday that Beijing is carrying out “area denial” drills in the western Pacific involving an aircraft carrier and other naval formations.
A Taiwan Coast Guard patrol vessel moves in Keelung, as China conducts "Justice Mission 2025" military drills around Taiwan, in Keelung, Taiwan, in December 2025.
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 10, 2026
Taiwan says China is conducting ‘area denial’ drills in Western Pacific
Taiwan last week reported a rise in the number of Chinese air force aircraft around the island, though Beijing has not formally declared any drills.
Chinese Central Military Commission Vice Chairman Zhang Shengmin attends the opening session of the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 5.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Nov 7, 2026
Xi taps military ‘hatchet man’ to rebuild China’s army command
Zhang Shengmin’s promotion as the Politburo’s sole military member comes as Xi prepares to mark the Chinese military’s centenary in August 2027.
Maritime Self-Defense Force Adm. Tawara Tateki, commander of the Japan Joint Operations Command, delivers remarks during an opening ceremony commencing exercise Keen Sword 27 in Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 19.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Oct 30, 2026
With China in mind, Japan eyes more realistic joint military exercises
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made the commitment at a bilateral meeting this week.
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi speaks during an expanded ASEAN defense ministers summit in Cebu, the Philippines, on on Thursday.
JAPAN
Oct 30, 2026
Koizumi vows to uphold ‘defense-oriented’ policy at ASEAN meet
The pledge comes as China continues to accuse Japan of “accelerated remilitarization.”
Taiwanese flags in the city of Keelung, Taiwan, on Oct. 12. China has position the aircraft carrier Liaoning and its accompanying battle group to the east of the Philippines, with other formations off Taiwan's east and southeast along three off the southern coast of Japan, according to a map shared by Joseph Wu, the secretary-general of Taiwan's National Security Council.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 29, 2026
Taiwan flags ‘obvious’ threat from 50 Chinese vessels across regional waters
The secretary-general of Taiwan’s National Security Council published a map showing locations of vessels including the aircraft carrier Liaoning.
President Xi Jinping’s sweeping purge of China’s military has concentrated power in his hands and raises the risk of aggression toward Taiwan, meaning the U.S. must be ready.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 28, 2026
Xi’s military purges make U.S. deterrence more urgent
President Xi Jinping’s sweeping purge of China’s military has concentrated power in his hands and raised the risk of aggression toward Taiwan.
U.S. Rep. Ami Bera speaks during an interview with The Japan Times in Tokyo on Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 26, 2026
Senior U.S. Democrat says midterm win would give party stronger voice in shaping Asia policy
Rep. Ami Bera said he hoped to advance legislation reinforcing the U.S.-Japan alliance and support for Taiwan.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Tuesday
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 19, 2026
China reveals advanced nuclear sub was used to test-fire missile
China had only conducted two publicly known ICBM tests in the Pacific before July, and both were land-based launches.
The Chinese Navy’s Liaoning carrier, seen in 2017, and three other warships entered the South China Sea on Thursday, according to the Defense Ministry in Tokyo, after conducting joint military drills south of Okinawa’s Ishigaki Island that saw Japan scramble fighter jets.
JAPAN
Oct 16, 2026
Koizumi says China carrier drills in Pacific highlight 今日吃瓜 ‘limited’ surveillance capabilities
The Japanese defense chief said strengthening the nation’s defense posture on its Pacific flank is an “urgent task.”
The Chinese Navy's Liaoning aircraft carrier takes part in a military drill in the western Pacific in April 2018.
JAPAN
Oct 14, 2026
China sends aircraft carrier group into western Pacific
Japan conducted “surveillance and intelligence-gathering” activities near the flotilla, which operated near Okinawa’s Ishigaki Island on Wednesday.
Taiwanese Defense Minister Wellington Koo in Yilan, Taiwan, on Dec. 2. Koo says the island will be monitoring a series of Chinese live-fire drills due to take place this week.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 12, 2026
Taiwan says it is closely monitoring a series of Chinese live-fire drills
The closest drill to Taiwan is off China’s eastern province of Zhejiang. The drills are scheduled to last all week, according to notices.
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te gestures as he delivers a speech during National Day celebrations in front of the Presidential Office in Taipei on Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 10, 2026
Taiwan’s leader says increasing defense spending to ‘deter war’
Taiwan has earmarked a record NT$1.1 trillion in defense spending for 2027, which accounts for more than 3% of GDP.
A vessel, which Apex Aviation says is Chinese fishing boat Minfudingyu 07902, is seen off Taiwan's east coast in mid-August.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 10, 2026
China militia boat spotted for first time off Taiwan’s east coast, patrol finds
Taipei regards the area off its east coast as critical to wartime supply routes from allies in the event of a blockade or conflict.
A satellite view of Antelope Reef in the South China Sea on Sept. 25.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 3, 2026
Chinese work gathering pace on Antelope Reef in South China Sea
Satellite images reviewed by reporters show grading work, piles of gravel and concrete, and compaction cranes in operation to build a full-scale runway.
A newly purchased F-16V Block 70 fighter jet lands at Chihhang Air Base in Taitung, Taiwan, on Friday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 3, 2026
Taiwan’s first two F-16V fighter jets arrive to bolster defenses against China
The long-delayed delivery comes amid growing concern in Taiwan about Washington’s commitment to arming Taipei.
Chinese President Xi Jinping walks past members of the Chinese People's Liberation Army as he arrives for a ceremony to mark Martyrs' Day, on Tiananmen Square in Beijing on Sept. 30.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 1, 2026
U.S. sees invasion of Taiwan unlikely in 2027 despite Xi timeline, sources say
Chinese President Xi Jinping had instructed his military to be ready by 2027 to take the democratically governed island by force.
A satellite image shows construction of an airport in Ban Keun, where China’s Ministry of National Defense says it has opened a joint military support and training center, in Vientiane Province, Laos, on Sept. 2.
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 30, 2026
China carves new military presence in Southeast Asian neighbor
The new support center made from a patch of farmland could deepen Beijing’s presence in Southeast Asia, analysts said.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping arrive for a state dinner in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 28, 2026
Trump offered to sell arms to China’s Xi, U.S. ambassador says
The revelation will add to allied concerns as U.S. partners struggle for a firm grasp on the White House’s policy toward China.
The U.S. military conducts the first live-fire exercise of the Typhon midrange missile system outside of the continental United States in Australia's Northern Territory during the Talisman Sabre joint exercises in July last year.
JAPAN
Sep 28, 2026
Powerful U.S. missile system to be stored at Okinawa’s Kadena Air Base
The Typhon midrange weapon that has been deployed in Japan for joint military exercises will be stored at the facility indefinitely from mid-October.
Man arrested over operation of rogue cellular base station in Tokyo
The Metropolitan Police Department has arrested Yu Hai, a 31-year-old Chinese national living in Tokyo's Kita Ward, on suspicion of operating an unlicensed base station from a vehicle in Tokyo's Ginza district on Saturday.
Government betting on language app powered by anime and AI
Japan plans to develop an AI-powered language-learning app that lets overseas anime and manga fans practice Japanese through conversations with popular characters.
Japan works to shield Takaichi from any Xi snub at China summit
Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrives at the Prime Minister's office in Tokyo on Nov. 4.
Magnitude 5.7 quake injures dozens in central Japan
A magnitude-5.7 earthquake with its epicenter in Shizuoka Prefecture struck central Japan early Sunday, injuring dozens, shattering windows and disrupting train services, with no tsunami warning issued.
Private high schools remain out of reach for many despite tuition-free policy, survey finds
A survey showed that many families with children attending private high schools are struggling to pay expenses other than tuition.
‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ makes monster debut at the box office
Takashi Yamazaki’s “Godzilla Minus Zero” marked the highest single-day box-office gross for a live-action film in Japan with ?910 million on its opening day.
A toast to Naohiko Noguchi, sake’s first living national treasure
As a teenager, Naohiko Noguchi did not intend to spend his life as a sake brewer, but he has since become a paragon of the industry.
Few signs of thaw in Japan-China relations one year after Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks
Tensions between Japan and China flared after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Nov. 7, 2025, that a Chinese blockade of Taiwan could threaten 今日吃瓜 survival and warrant the use of collective self-defense.
Mariko Mori predicted the future. She’ll do it again.
Artist Mariko Mori is currently working to bring the translucent human-sized “Peace Crystal” sculpture to a cave in Ethiopia. It is part of her foundation’s goal to place a permanent sculpture on each of the planet’s six habitable continents.
A legend reborn: ‘Ocarina of Time’ remake improves on the Zelda masterpiece
The new remake of 1998's "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time" manages to somehow improve on one of the greatest games ever.

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